The very nature of research organizations loaded with bureaucratic structure and control is more likely to alienate scientists from their organizations rather than motivating them by providing healthy work culture. The general work culture of research organizations especially in developing countries promotes only accomplishment of routine things which not only reduces success of achieving desired goal but also hampers the efficiency of workers. Considering these facts the present study was conducted to see the perception of agricultural officials regarding functioning of development departments. The results clearly indicated that most of the respondents had critical views of the functioning of the development departments; they resent against the development functioning of the public system and want the system to change its functioning

Keyword: Agricultural officials; Development departments